Regulation of tight junction proteins and cell death by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonist in brainstem of hypertensive rats

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The decrease in tight junction proteins and their adapter proteins in the hypertensive brain is remarkable. Here, we aimed to investigate tight junction proteins and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARγ) activation as well as inflammation factors and cell death proteins in the brainstem of hypertension models, namely spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and borderline hypertensive rats (BHR). At first, SHR and BHR groups were treated with PPARγ agonist, pioglitazone. Then, occludin, claudin-1, claudin-2, claudin-12, ZO-1, and NF-κB p65 gene expression levels; pIKKβ, NF-κB p65, TNF, IL-1β, caspase-3, caspase-9 levels, and PARP-1 cleavage were evaluated. Significantly lower pIKKβ, NF-κB p65, TNF, and IL-1β levels were measured in pioglitazone-treated SHR. Results from this study confirm higher occludin (1.35-fold), claudin-2 (7.45-fold), claudin-12 (1.12-fold), and NF-κB p65 subunit (4.76-fold) expressions in the BHR group when compared to the SHR group. Pioglitazone was found effective in terms of regulating gene expression in SHR. Pioglitazone significantly increased occludin (8.17-fold), claudin-2 (2.41-fold), and claudin-12 (1.85-fold) mRNA levels, which were accompanied by decreased cleaved caspase-3, caspase-9 levels, PARP-1 activation, and proinflammatory factor levels in SHR (p ˂ 0.05). Our work has led us to conclude that alterations in tight junction proteins, particularly occludin, and cell death parameters in the brainstem following PPARγ activation may contribute to neuroprotection in essential hypertension.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:397

Enthalten in:

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology - 397(2024), 1 vom: 19. Jan., Seite 411-421

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Şeren, Nazlıcan [VerfasserIn]
Dovinova, Ima [VerfasserIn]
Birim, Derviş [VerfasserIn]
Kaftan, Gizem [VerfasserIn]
Barancik, Miroslav [VerfasserIn]
Erdogan, Mumin Alper [VerfasserIn]
Armagan, Güliz [VerfasserIn]

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Caspase 3
Caspase 9
Cell death
Claudin-2
EC 3.4.22.-
Hypertension
Journal Article
NF-kappa B
Occludin
PPAR gamma
PPAR-gamma Agonists
Pioglitazone
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tight Junction Proteins
Tight junctions
X4OV71U42S

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 19.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00210-023-02619-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359594425